More: Human Rights
The Magic Letter
My husband and I moved back and forth between Turkey and the United States to pursue our graduate degrees, starting in 2000. We got...
The positions of the Council on American-Islamic Relations within the American society
The positions of (the Organization of American Islamic Relations), known as CAIR, can be evaluated in view of its reputation by confusing human rights...
Santa Claus rueful at imminent Christmas in India
Ahead of Christmas, Indian police raided a shishu bhavan (infant house or orphanage) in Kolcatta (West Bengal) and another at Vdodra (Gujarat), Indian prime...
Middle East: Positive steps needed to restore calm
The deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, took centre stage at the Security Council on Tuesday as the UN...
Afghan crisis emerged as the biggest human-made disaster
The situation in Afghanistan has emerged as the biggest human-made crisis, where almost half of the 40 million people are facing a shortage of...
Cyprus: Turkish Occupation and Unpunished Crimes Against Women and Children
On December 16 and 17, Democracy Today, an NGO that focuses on human rights issues, organized its annual international conference in Armenia's capital of...
Regional Mechanisms of Human Rights: The Way Forward: Case of South Asia
Long debates have evolved since the 1948 UDHR as to whether human rights should always be perceived as universal, or whether they need to...
Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights
Respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for...
How India stifled dissent on the United Nations’ “Human Rights Day”
Each year, on 10th December, the United Nations observes international human rights day. When the General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
No focus on India on UN Genocide Day
Each year, on the ninth day of December, the United Nations observes the UN Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims and Crimes...